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Alyssa Rajkowski’s dog, Fin, has a special mode of transportation during the Kowabunga Van Klan show at the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 1, 2025. The show highlighted hundreds of iconic VW vans — including one devoted to the Woodstock Music Festival — that were popular during the 1960s through the 1970s. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
Six-month-old Marcel Paquette gets special privilege to pose inside family friend Brian Hays’ 1967 13-window, VW van during the Kowabunga Van Klan show at the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 1, 2025. Hays rents out his classic bus for commercial photo shoots. Last week, he said, actress Cindy Crawford posed on the van’s roof during a Sunset Blvd. shoot. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
Two-year-old Aria Arteaga has a VW van stroller but prefers to swing along with her Godfather, Abel Corral, during the Kowabunga Van Klan show at the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
VW vans line the Huntington Beach Pier during the Kowabunga Van Klan show at the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 1, 2025. The event highlighted a wide range of renovated cars that were popular in the 60s and 70s. Restored vans can cost more than $100,000.
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Classic VW vans line the Huntington Beach Pier during the Kowabunga Van Klan show on Sunday, June 1, 2025
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Sporting a fashionable pair of sunglasses and traveling in a stylish VW van, Homer checks out the Kowabunga Van Klan show with owner Sergio Prado at the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 1, 2025. Prado designs and builds dog cars as a hobby. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
VW vans with unique personas line the Huntington Beach Pier during the Kowabunga Van Klan show at the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
A VW van license plate pays proud homage to the car’s age spots during the Kowabunga Van Klan show at the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
A 1966 VW van with artistic flair is displayed along the Huntington Beach Pier during the Kowabunga Van Klan show on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
Toby Jensen of San Dimas keeps the shine up on his ruby red, 1963 fully restored VW Transporter truck. Despite its impeccable paint job, Jensen says he drives it every day. “I have it to drive it,” he said. “I don’t want it parked in my garage.” He was at the Kowabunga Van Klan show at the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
Miguel Valdivia’s flat black 1966 VW Westy, along with its mini companion — a Herbie Fully Loaded remote control bus — are displayed during the Kowabunga Van Klan show on the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 1, 2025.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
Chris Horan, with his wife Maribel, with his a bright green, 1965 VW bus that he drove during high school in the late 80s. He bought the bus for $1,600, he said, from someone who needed bail money to get out of jail. He was at the Kowabunga Van Klan show at the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
Chris Horan, owner of a bright green, 1965 VW bus that he drove during high school in 1989, also sells handmade wooden art of the classic vans. During the pandemic, he and his family came up with the project to spend time together. He was at the Kowabunga Van Klan show at the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
Yvonne Ramos of Irvine checks out Aggie Hale’s 1960 double-door, 23 window, walk-through VW van during the Kowabunga Van Klan show at the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 1, 2025. “I’m a fan of vintage things that are taken care of,” Ramos said. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
VW vans line the Huntington Beach Pier during the Kowabunga Van Klan show at the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 1, 2025. The event highlighted a wide variety of renovated cars that were popular in the 60s and 70s. Restored vans can cost more than $100,000. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
A woman is reflected in a VW Bus window as she checks out the cars during Huntington Beach’s Kowabunga Van Klan show on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
Larson Van Seters, 2, and his 6-year-old companion, Oswald, get pushed by mom, Alexa Van Seters, during the Kowabunga Van Klan show at the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
A stream of visitors to the Kowabunga Van Klan show at the Huntington Beach Pier is reflected in the window of the lifeguard tower on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) -
A flow of visitors check out the Kowabunga Van Klan show at the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 1, 2025 where iconic VW vans were on display. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Alyssa Rajkowski’s dog, Fin, has a special mode of transportation during the Kowabunga Van Klan show at the Huntington Beach Pier on Sunday, June 1, 2025. The show highlighted hundreds of iconic VW vans — including one devoted to the Woodstock Music Festival — that were popular during the 1960s through the 1970s. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Like eye-catching pieces of candy, the sweet rides were lined up in a long row on the Huntington Beach Pier Sunday, June 1.
In all kinds of colors, wrapped in shiny chrome, the classic VW Vans owned by members of the Kowabunga Van Klan were back for their annual car show hosted on the pier.
The Buses on the Pier event has been held for years, a gathering that reminds of all the cool times had at the beach and hanging out.